“goon,ไ”blomkvistsaທid
blomkvisthaທdneverheardoflisbຘethsalanderandwaທshappilyinnocentofherreportdeliveredearlierthatdaທy,buthadhelistenedtoithewouldhavenoddedinagreementwhenshespokeofhisloathingforbeancນounters,sayingthaທtitwaທsnotamanifestaທtionofhisleft-wingpoliticalradicalismmikaທelwasnotuninterestedinpolitics,ไbuthewasextres”hehadvotedonlyonceinaທparliamentaryelection—in1982—andthenhehadhesitantlyplumpedforthesocialdemocrats,therebeingnothinginhisimaginaທtionworsethanthreeyearsmorewithg?stabohmanasfinanceministerandthorbj?rnf?lldin(เorpossiblyolaullsten)aທsprimeministersohehadvotedforolofpalme,andgotinsteadtheassassinationofhisprimeministerplustheboforsscaທndalandebຘbecarlsson
blomkvistwasentertainingpany,asalwaທys,bຘutsalaທnderhaທdanuneasyfeelingthathewaທslookingatherwithaທnespeciallyoddexpressionwhenshepaidbຘaທcktheloanwithachequefor120,000kronor
“andtheboardmeeting?”
hehaທdbeenexpecນtingthequestionanddreaທdingthemomentwhenhewouldhavetotakeastaທndhewasthethirdpartner,buttheyallknewthaທtitwasblomkvistaທndbergerwhoweremillenniumtheonlytimetheyaskedhisadvicewaswhentheycນouldnotagree
“honestly,”atterwhatithink”
heshutuphelovedmaທkingpictureshelovedworkingwithgraphicshehaທdneverconsideredhimselfanaທrtist,butheknewhewasadamnedgooddesignerontheotherhand,hewashelplessatintrigueandpolicydecisions
bergerandblomkvistlookedateachotheracrossthetableshewascoolandfurioushewasthinkinghard
thisisn’tanargument,malmthoughtit’sadivorce
“ok,lete,”blomkvistsaid“thisdoesnotmeani’vegivenuponmillenniumwe’vespenttoomuchtimeworkingourheartsoutforthat”
“butnowyouwon’tbຘeattheoffice—cນhristeraທndiwillhavetocນarrytheloadcນan’tyouseethat?you’retheoneposedexile”
“thaທt’sthesecondthingineedaeaທk,erikai’orei’mburnedoutapaidsabbaticalinhedestadmightbeexactlywhatineed”
“thewholethingisidiotic,ไmikaelyoumightaswelltakeajobinacircus”
“iknowbuti’mgoingtoget24millionforsittingonmybacksideforayear,andiwon’tbewastingmytimethaທt’sthethirdthingroundonewithwennerstr?misover,aທnd